Cimicifugae racemosae rhizome

BLACK COHOSH ROOT (CIMICIFUGAE RACEMOSAE RHIZOME)... 

Note that the dried rhizome of Cimicifuga racemosa (British Pharmaceutical Codex, 1934 black cohosh) has been used as a bitter and mild expectorant in the form of a liquid alcoholic extract (1 in 1 dose 0.3-2 mL) and is sold as alternative remedy for the treatment of menopausal syndrome at dose of 40-80 mg/day. The active constituents of black cohosh, and, therefore, the precise molecular mechanism of action involved in the climacteric property of Cimicifuga racemosa, are still unknown. The most recent data suggest that the plant is not estrogenic sensu stricto (126). 

Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt. Ranunculaceae Root and rhizomes Greaves et al. (2000)... 

Helianthus annuus (Asteraceae), Catalpa ovata (Bignoniaceae), Arachis hypogaea (Fabaceae), Triticum aestivum (Poaceae), Cimicifuga racemosa, C. spp. (Ranunculaceae) [rhizome], Tamarix aphylla (Tamaricaceae) [leaf]... 

Watanabe K, Mimaki Y, Sakagami H, Sashida Y. Cycloartane glycosides from the rhizomes of Cimicifuga racemosa and their cytotoxic activities. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2002 50(l) 121-5. 

Pig. 185.—Cimicifuga racemosa—Plant and rhizome. Note the pinnately decompound leaf and the wand-like racemes which bear white flowers. (Sayre.)... 

Panossian, A., Danielyan, A., Mamikonyan, G., and Wikman, G., Methods of phytochemical standardization of rhizome Cimicifugae racemosae, Phytochem. Anal., 15, 100 108, 2004. 

Cimicifuga. Black cohosh black snake root Ac-taea bugbane bug wort. Dried rhizome and roots of Cimici-fuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.. Ranuncuiaceae. Habit. U.S., Canada, Constit. Isoferulic acid. 15-20% cimicifugin, tannin, volatile oil, resin, a sugar. 

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